While people think similarly about natural hazards and natural disasters, they might act quite differently about each, concludes a study by New Zealand researchers: Dr. Lauren J. Vinnell (Massey ...

Countries where massive natural hazard events occur frequently are not more likely than others to make changes to reduce risks from future disasters. Countries where massive natural hazard events ...

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A Daily Yonder analysis of FEMA data shows that counties in the rural South might experience the disproportionate consequences of natural disasters. Natural disasters might strike indiscriminately, ...

Seattle is graced with spectacular scenery, but that beauty comes at a price. The natural forces that forged mountains, carved Puget Sound and nurtured some of the world’s lushest forests also expose ...

One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40 years. Around 1 billion in 155 countries are exposed to floods and 414 million live near ...

Given the horrific damage wreaked upon Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico by recent hurricanes, those of us who reside in Colorado may think we’re relatively safe from Mother Nature at her most extreme ...

Sonali Deraniyagala is an economist and memoirist. She is a member of the faculty of the Department of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and is a research ...

People would be more likely to act if they feel threatened by a hazard, rather than a disaster, concludes a new study from New Zealand Having surveyed 604 people in Wellington, New Zealand, the team ...